"Could not connect to remote server"

Installed:
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Apache 2.0.47 on XP Home with service pack 1
Selected localhost:8080 on installation
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Each time I try either 'http://localhost:8080'
or 'http://127.0.0.1' or 'http://localhost/',
I get the same error message: "Could not connect
to remote server". Setting 'ServerName' in the
'httpd.conf' file is set to 'localhost:8080'.

Incidentally, I changed 'ThreadsPerChild'from 250
to 50, and 'MaxRequestPerChild' from 0 to 1000.

Any ideas anyone? I have a feeling it's something
real simple. My last resort is to uninstall and try
the 1.3 version......

IrishChieftain <anthonygrace2003.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
 > Setting 'ServerName' in the 'httpd.conf' file is set to 'localhost:8080'

Do not put the port number there, there is the Port directive
for that.
Is Apache started? And listening on some port?

ps -ef | grep httpd and netstat | grep 80 does report something?

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